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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 2d

Scotsman reviews of the new Dundee Rep production of The Glass Menagerie, also heading for the Citizens Theatre and the Lyceum this autumn; & Katy Nixon's Play Pie Pint two-hander Cheapo, at the Traverse Theatre from tomorrow, and the Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, next week. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Theatre reviews: The Glass Menagerie | Cheapo

Tennessee Williams’ 1944 classic The Glass Menagerie gets a memorable 21st-century makeover in Andrew Panton’s new Dundee Rep production, writes Joyce McMillan

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Kevin Cooper @kevinc55.bsky.social · 2d

NUJ welcomes introduction of journalist safety officers in every police force
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NUJ welcomes introduction of journalist safety officers in every police force

Journalists now have a dedicated safety officer in every UK police force, providing direct access to support when faced with abuse and threats of violence.

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 2d

Reviews at Scotsman Arts of Mull Theatre's new touring show Night Waking; Tenterhooks's jolly family show Hercules The Bear also on tour; & the tap-dancing joy of Top Hat at Edinburgh Playhouse, just 90 yrs on from the opening of the Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire film. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...?

Theatre reviews: Night Waking | Hercules The Bear | Top Hat

Nicola Jo Cully gives a remarkable solo performance as a sleepless young mother in Night Waking, writes Joyce McMillan

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 4d

Sending a hug!

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly. Well said, Mr O’Brien!

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, the actual commissioner of the Met says that people demonstrating against the Gaza genocide this weekend risk “inadvertently or deliberately endorsing anti-semitism.” Which I think is a resigning matter, on at least three different levels.

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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 7d

The Times newspaper. Now reduced to arguing in its editorial that is "unacceptable" that people who came here legally & have been living & working here should be allowed to stay.

What a sad decline of a once impressive paper into racism, xenophobia & fear. archive.ph/TFZY9

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 7d

Horrified and heartbroken by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester, on Yom Kippur, the holiest time in the Jewish calendar.

My thoughts are with the victims, their families and all Jewish communities.

Antisemitism is an evil we must confront and stand resolutely against.

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 7d

My Scotsman reviews of Jen McGregor and Tom Cooper's brilliantly witty new @playpiepint.bsky.social musical The Glasgow Poisoner, about the notorious Madeleine Smith case. Plus WonderFools intense 2024 Fringe hit Oran, now on a 19 date tour across Scotland. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Theatre reviews: The Glasgow Poisoner | Oran

Madeleine Smith’s infamy still resonates today, writes Joyce McMillan

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 7d

My Scotsman review of Len Pennie's controversial new Canongate poetry collection Poems Annaw. Not guilty as charged on plagiarism, and unfashionably fond of cantering rhythms and rhyme, but with plenty to entertain and challenge, too.
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poyums annaw, by Len Pennie review: 'hugely entertaining and intelligent'

In her latest poetry collection Len Pennie achieves an impressive variety of rhythms and a memorable intensity, writes Joyce McMillan

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 7d

Reviews at Scotsman Arts of Uma Nada-Rajah's fine new play Black Hole Sign, set in a crumbling NHS A&E dept - Tron Theatre until 4 October, then at the Traverse Theatre; and of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Story, seen at the Festival Theatre last week. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Theatre reviews: Black Hole Sign | The Lightning Thief

Idealism and harsh reality collide in a portrayal of today’s NHS, writes Joyce McMillan

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 7d

Preview at Scotsman Arts of Dundee Rep's new production of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, at the Rep until 18 October, and then at the Citizens Theatre, and the Lyceum, Edinburgh. I talk to director Andrew Panton, and to Amy Conachan, who plays Laura... www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Andrew Panton on directing The Glass Menagerie: 'it's one of the most beautiful plays ever written'

This autumn, Andrew Panton is following up his Edinburgh International Festival hit Make It Happen with a production of the Tennessee Williams classic The Glass Menagerie. He tells Joyce McMillan why ...

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 17d

I see what you mean, but the Greens are an essential part of any viable future politics, and too many people write them off for very dodgy reasons.

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 17d

Why?

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 17d

They actually look as if they’re cosplaying a battle from the English Civil War! Bizarre! Although I hear re-enactments are very popular these days…

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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹 @wgsaraband.bsky.social · 18d

Now call it what it is - a genocide - and sanction Israel according with international humanitarian obligations

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 21d

Fascism. What else would you call this?

And make no mistake, the same people calling to ‘defund the BBC’ want exactly the same here: the silencing of dissident voices, the end of a national conversation, the total destruction of a free press so only one story reigns.

Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 21d

Disney/ABC joining the long list of US corporations bending over for fascism. The people defending and applauding this in the states were previously the loudest voices in favour of free speech and against "cancel culture". ABC handing Trump power he does not and should not have. For shame.

Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments

The late-night host said on Monday that Trump's allies were

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 23d

Friday's The Scotsman column. With both long-dominant Westminster parties in deep trouble, and UK politics apparently lurching to the right, independence supporters in Scotland should recognise a moment when history is playing into their hands. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why flag-waving right-wingers are just the latest sign that the UK is falling apart

Instead of opposing Reform UK, Labour seems politically mesmerised by their success

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 21d

My Scotsman review of Small Acts Of Love, the wonderful Citizens Theatre's beautiful, affirmative reopening show. Plus The Invaders' Fear Of Memories, a powerful monologue about Israel, Palestine, & the 1948 Naqba, @ Scottish Storytelling Centre over the weekend. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Theatre reviews: Small Acts of Love | The Invaders' Fear of Memories

Small Acts of Love rises in every way to the challenges posed by the story of the Lockerbie bombing, writes Joyce McMillan

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 21d

My Scotsman review of Small Acts Of Love, the wonderful Citizens Theatre's beautiful, affirmative reopening show. Plus The Invaders' Fear Of Memories, a powerful monologue about Israel, Palestine, & the 1948 Naqba, @ Scottish Storytelling Centre over the weekend. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Theatre reviews: Small Acts of Love | The Invaders' Fear of Memories

Small Acts of Love rises in every way to the challenges posed by the story of the Lockerbie bombing, writes Joyce McMillan

www.scotsman.com

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Joyce McMillan @joycemcm.bsky.social · 23d

Friday's The Scotsman column. With both long-dominant Westminster parties in deep trouble, and UK politics apparently lurching to the right, independence supporters in Scotland should recognise a moment when history is playing into their hands. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Why flag-waving right-wingers are just the latest sign that the UK is falling apart

Instead of opposing Reform UK, Labour seems politically mesmerised by their success

www.scotsman.com

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · Sep 6

Tinkering won’t fix a broken system. We need tax justice, public ownership and a real say for people over their lives and communities.

Clive Lewis MP calls for systemic change to deliver prosperity

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